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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of Category Managers, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic targets.
- Oversee category spend of £30m to £500m annually, delivering substantial commercial impact.
- Develop and implement strategic sourcing solutions, driving effective procurement of materials and services.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, encouraging the exchange of ideas and best practices within the team and across the business.
- Embed safety, sustainability, and compliance in procurement activities, supporting long-term organizational goals.
- Negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships to maximize value from category activities.
- Provide specialist advice on procurement practices, risk management, and category strategy execution.
Essential Criteria:
- MCIPS qualification or equivalent.
- Significant experience within the public sector, preferably in a large, complex environment.
- Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to develop and execute category strategies.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging at the Board level.
- A track record of building relationships and being recognized as a trusted procurement expert.
- Solid understanding of contract law and supplier relationship management.
- Proven experience managing a large category portfolio with demonstrated successful outcomes.
- Results-driven with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Desirable Criteria:
- Familiarity with Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or Public Contract Regulations 2015.
- Knowledge of project and asset management principles.
- Experience with ERP systems, ideally SAP, and related procurement modules.
- £(phone number removed) per annum
- Up to 10% bonus
- Dental
- Medical
- Pension – 10%
- Life x6
- Hybrid 3 days with one travelling to supplier site
